So you start by taking 9 from 29 and multiplying it by 688. when you get the answer put it below the line. then multiply the 2 from the 29 and whne you get the answer put a zero on the end and then add the answer you got from 9x688 (6192) and 2x688 (13760) and then thats youre answer. hope it helps!
You would first need to find a common denominator for 3/8 and 1/3 the common denominator would be 24 because 8 times three is 24 and 3 times 8 is 24. After you find your common denominator your fraction becomes 9/24 + 8/24. This gives you 17/24.
So the number of pencils bought can be represented by an equation: , where n is the number of notebooks bought. Since Helen bought 5 notebooks, simply plug 5 into n: . So Helen bought 12 pencils.